Reckless Rough Drafts are free monthly full-day workshops that focus on developing the beginnings of new queer plays through the lens of a Reckless Daughter collective writing process.
Piloted in summer 2025, we facilitated the seeds of development for 15 new plays!
Workshops run once a month starting in January 2026 and ending in December 2026. Registration for each workshop is free, but based on advanced submission. Preference is given to queer playwrights and first-time participants. *Please note there will be separate application periods for each workshop.
UPCOMING WORKSHOP: January 25th 2026
Submission Deadline: December 21st 2025
Cost:
FREE
*With the generous support from Calgary Arts Development & The City of Calgary!
Time:
10AM to 5PM (1-hour lunch break)
Location:
Quest Theatre Rehearsal Hall – cSPACE Marda Loop
#325 – 1721 29 Ave SW, Calgary
Location Accessibility:
cSPACE Marda Loop has a button-operated door at their NE entrance, elevator access to all floors, and accessible and gender-neutral washrooms. The building can be accessed by bus (7, 22, or 6) with a 10-minute journey from the stop to the building.
Parking:
There is a small parking lot on the North side of the building as well as free parking on the surrounding streets.
Prepare:
– Questions you’d like to have answered or considered about your scene.
– To come as an actor AND playwright. You will be reading fellow artists’ scenes aloud.
To Apply:
Visit recklessdaughtercreative.com/reckless-rough-drafts
Fill out the google form linked on the page and attach 5 pages of an unfinished script (ideally a first draft) with no more than 3 characters.
For questions please email recklessdaughtercreative@gmail.com